S2E121 Strong Winds//Atlantic City to Cape May//Stowaways Discovered// Living on a 21foot Sailboat

[@danleger7665]

This might be the tidiest sailboat cabin I've seen anywhere. Testifies to the professionalism of the skipper. And sailing well in the conditions, everything in balance. Great respect!

[@RoversAdventure]

Thank you!

[@bertsanford7943]

The other is a White-throated Sparrow

[@peterv3429]

Very nice sailing video! 👍🙂

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@chriskelly6777]

Great to see you back! Stay safe out there!

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks! Will do!

[@fredbalster3100]

I love how you can reduce sail with your junk sail. It's so safe. Maybe more solo sailers will follow your lead.🙂🙂🙂

[@pascallecours3011]

the dark one is a dark eyed Junco. they dance when feeding...

[@kenailtri]

The charcoal and white bird is a Junco, sometimes called a snowbird. Spike

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Wave Rover sure handles the wind well and gets a good tun of speed even under reefed sail. Good design and construction Alan. Have a good weekend coming up.

[@RoversAdventure]

Many thanks

[@MyOldSled]

Amazing video Allan. Thank you.

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@srred5580]

Really great episode! Thanks for posting!

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dancarter482]

_Fresh water for visiting birds - Poseidon is watching!_

[@RoversAdventure]

As much as I would like to, being an animal lover, it would not be so easy on a rolling deck.

[@dancarter482]

@@RoversAdventure One gimballed 5star avian truckstop coming up ... ..

[@redfox4098]

May wore a cape, but at 17, when she started to pick out furniture, I got headed towards the Atlantic with the wind on my back. Goodbye Cape May. !!!!! Ray is forging a new adventure as you.

[@RoversAdventure]

Very poetic my friend.

[@DrSurf-fx4gf]

So far would you make any design changes to the hull? The Sail configuration is unbelievable.

[@RoversAdventure]

The only real change that I am making before the Atlantic crossing is the addition of Ballast in the keels. Apart from that I am looking forward to this upcoming crossing especially knowing how easy it is to reef the sail.

[@DrSurf-fx4gf]

👍😎

[@markgallagher1376]

Another great video, Allen!! Thank you!!!

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jbirsner]

Okay... the "slate-colored one" is Dark-eyed Junco, subspecies is Slate-colored Junco. Second one I can't figure out. What a coincidence as Cape May which you're near is a major bird research area! Safe sailing and thanks for the updates.

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@todmills]

I think the other bird is a Song Sparrow.

[@dennismcquoid9751]

I think the big amusement park was in Wildwood, just north of Cape May.

[@RoversAdventure]

It was definitely a little bit North.

[@GreenMntMoto]

where you headed? Hope some day to meet you n see the boat - best of luck’ always inspiring

[@RoversAdventure]

I'll be cruising the lower Chesapeake before crossing the Atlantic this summer

[@mugsypea]

Wave Rover chili….a very interesting dish Alan but nutritious and filling. I can see a Wave Rover Provisioning and Cookbook in the future. How to stay alive on the high seas!

[@RoversAdventure]

I've been thinking that I need to up my game in this respect. Currently the cook book would be about 2 pages long lol

[@lenwhatever4187]

Anything that can stand on the limb of a tree in a wind storm, has to have good sea legs ;)

[@RoversAdventure]

lol, very true

[@MrA1582000]

Nice sailing. When u have hitchhikers aboard put shallow water containers for them. 🤪are u sure that chili was good or you just hungry. Enjoyed the video

[@RoversAdventure]

It probably wasn't good for me but it hit the spot

[@markgallagher1376]

Eggs, chilli beans, and ramen. Sounds like a good recipe for a smelly cabin a few hours later.

[@tiborkiss9186]

hi. great video. I noticed you have a bungee cord attached to the rudder. It alone acts as an autopilot in my book.:) nevertheless, it would be an interesting content to show us how your rudder post is cabled to the Mark 3, in my opinion.

[@RoversAdventure]

I show some close ups later on.

[@mtb_sail_vids3645]

I agree with others, the dark one is a black-eyed junco. The other seems to be a white-throated sparrow. Both are winter visitors in Maryland. You were heading in the right direction. 😂

[@dianelabelle6939]

A few years back my sister and her husband Jeannie and Jim Lea from Charlottetown were crossing Buzzards Bay and ended up with a bird which I thought was a Fly Catcher, Olive color. They took it ashore when they landed. You need a bird book....

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for sharing that.

[@VinnyBully]

You are not supposed to have banana's on the boat I thought. 😅 Throw them overboard ! Those birds look like finches, I think you are their only ticket back to shore. 🤣

[@jerryhansen5116]

That's only on fishing boats

[@RoversAdventure]

Good to know.

[@prof.heinous191]

Glad to see WR passing new tests with flying colours, and able to keep up a very decent speed! Can you please remind me what your stove is, I would be interested in a double burner of the same, but I believe they're no longer on the market, I'm wondering if they can still be got in 'developing' countries? Off to see I can track you down in real time!

[@RoversAdventure]

It's a Dometic Origo. You can still find them on the resale market. I love them!

[@jasonmcintosh2632]

I think you said that you were going to put more ballast in your keels. Still going to do that? Very nice video quality.

[@RoversAdventure]

That's the plan!

[@PyeGuySailing]

I worry about you cracking your head on those bulkheads during nasty weather. Do you have a helmet as part of your heavy weather gear? I think the bird is a black eyed Junco but I'm not 100%. I'm in love with the junk sails, they're beautiful and practical.

[@johnirby493]

Easily waterproof your mast. Extent the tube, that reaches down into the sole, from a few inches to a foot, above the top of the cabin. Measure, and mark the mast where it comes out. Make an inverted cone that will fit snug over the tube, and seal the top of it to the mast with Marine Tex?

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for the info!

[@markbennett9787]

The ropes that fix your multi part main sheet to the boom are obviously well attached with what look like bowlines however the free ends beyond the knots seem to be fraying with the core of the rope poking out in places. Is this a permanent fix or are you going to tidy them up ? Please forgive me if I am mistaken but I have spent quite a bit of time squinting at the attachments.

[@RoversAdventure]

It is something that I need to tidy up.

[@sandystrait3878]

1st of all congrats on building and sailing your own vessel. How is the motion of your craft underway? You are an inspiration. Keep voyaging.

[@RoversAdventure]

She's lively but no more so than my Contessa 26 (5' longer) perhaps even less.

[@chriscarson2456]

Have mentioned where the heck you are going? Been watching ever since you started the build. Can’t remember you ever mentioning it.

[@RoversAdventure]

I'll be announcing this years sailing schedule soon.

[@prongs505]

I track your course on Windy, knowing you're a few days behind. I try to see what sort of weather you might be in in the up coming videos.

[@RoversAdventure]

Bear in mind that these videos were shot some time ago.

[@KarenMiller-k8l]

The new stowaway is appears to be a junco

[@jefftrimm7806]

How long will you be at Cape May? We have a seasonal campsite just a little north near Avalon and Cape May County is a second home for me during the summer.

[@RoversAdventure]

Very nice. I'm through there now. Would have been happy to do a meet up/sightseeing.

[@MikeHock-kb9cf]

Would you call this sail type a “dipping lugger “ ? I’m not an expert, it I’ve been playing with this sail format and yours looks like you’ve already accomplished it! How did you get the mast to be stayless?

[@RoversAdventure]

This is a very standard Junk rig. I show the whole mast building process in earlier videos.

[@Sp3ktral22]

10:23 I hear a metallic rattle in the exhaust note. Is the manifold loose? Perhaps something vibrating which may become an issue down the line?

[@RoversAdventure]

I'm no expert but I will keep an eye out.

[@paulcarlsen4088]

Thank you for the videos! What brand of a barometer do you have at the navigation station, and what brand anemometer are you using? Thank you in advance!

[@RoversAdventure]

When I get back to the boat in a few weeks I'll do a boat tour and get the info out.

[@harrycash8713]

Well you can't say you're a solo sailor now you've got a bird on board. I don't know about eggs in my chili but I can of diced tomato sure makes it good

[@RoversAdventure]

lol. Over the years I've gone off tomatoes.

[@RobKristjansson]

Skipper, how do you make sure you get your roughage in while on passage? All fruit, or...

[@RoversAdventure]

That's a fair question Rob. I will try to answer that in the next video.

[@maddie15736]

Luv watching this channel ❤️

[@capriwashllc1731]

When was this recorded?

[@RoversAdventure]

A few weeks ago.

[@capriwashllc1731]

@@RoversAdventure that’s awesome! I have an Ericson 27 @ Barnegat Bay NJ you sailed right by.👍😊

[@iBradWatson]

When do you switch the panels on the mark 3? Have you only been using the same one?

[@RoversAdventure]

I base it on wind strength, and I judge that by experience.

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

I never saw cili and eggs before.

[@RoversAdventure]

I'm not a chef.

[@joejuska5390]

Did you stop in the manasquan inlet?

[@RoversAdventure]

No I didn't.

[@curtiscagle6261]

Does Wave Rover have a sculling oar ?

[@RoversAdventure]

I've carries one in the past but not this time.

[@kevinseversonandhisvizslas8287]

So you basically maintain the mast from breaking by reefing?

[@RoversAdventure]

The main reason is to make the boat balanced and bring her back under control

[@kencannuck]

Was the question also asking if the mast would be at risk of breaking if you didn't reef to suit higher winds?

[@kencannuck]

Allen, that brings me to a question of when you're below while underway, say catching a nap, do you have any way to alert you if wind surges beyond what's best for the number of sail panels exposed ?

[@RoversAdventure]

The motion of the boat would alert me.@@kencannuck

[@kencannuck]

​@@RoversAdventureThanks. But what if you were in an extremis situation for a long time and fell asleep in complete exhaustion with full reefed sail. Is there any other way to get an audible signal. I guess I'm wondering if you could rig a line to feel tension in the sheet; say by having the string deflect the sheet offline in existence conditions, then stronger winds should pull the sheet straight and pull on the cord activating an alarm below deck....? Definitely a MacGyver, but I guess that's how so many features accepted today came about.

[@louzazolsboatsstuff3604]

Well the boat is absurdly slow and not very attractive, but it is super quiet down below. I heard no creaking or moaning inside the boat during your recording. Must be easy to sleep on over your very very very long passages.

[@maeilive]

Im subscription and doing thumbs 👍🏼 but you need to do more😢

[@RoversAdventure]

I'll do my best.

[@pantalonesfrescos1130]

Bananas???? Wha???

[@RoversAdventure]

lol

[@markgallagher1376]

They are only a problem if you’re superstitious. Lol

[@hotprop92]

As long as you don't step on them they'll love you back. Good nutrition

[@jameswest685]

Do I smell sea salt and crabs?

[@RoversAdventure]

Yes you do!